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Iran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced.

Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Navigating a Challenging Route

Araghchi is navigating a challenging route since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president declaring the sites had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives said they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".

Existing Status

Tehran representatives stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be resurrected in some form if discussions reopen.

Trump recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle.

Diplomatic Position

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to rebuild.

Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution

Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the final resolution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be adhered to."

"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the identical approach."

Recovery and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have grown stronger, more united, and more endorsing of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."